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Part I (50 points)

1. Please show that if (E,H) are solutions of source-free Maxwells equations in a
simple medium characterized by and , then the (E,H) also are the solutions
of source-free Maxwells equations, where
E=H and H=-E/

In the above equations, = / is called the intrinsic impedance of the

medium.(10 points)

2. An uniform plane wave in air with E i ( z ) = a x E 0 exp( j 0 z ) impinges normally

onto the surface at z=0 of a highly conducting medium having constitutive

parameters 0 , ,c and (/ 0 >>1). In addition,

c = j / and 0 = 0 / 0 = 120 are the intrinsic impedance of the air

and the conducting medium, respectively.

(a) Find the reflection coefficient. (5 points)
(b) Derive the expression for the fraction of the incident power absorbed by the
conducting medium. (10 points)
(c) Obtain the fraction of the power absorbed at 1MHz if the medium is
iron(=4000410-7 H/m and =107 S/m). (5 points)

3.(a)Please find the Poynting vector on the surface of a

long, straight conducting wire with radius b and
H
conductivity that carriers a direct current I. (b) Verify
Poyntings theorem.(note: the resistance of the straight E
Z
wire is R=L/b2)

L
I

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Part II (50 points)

1. Consider a resonator made of a section of coaxial line with length d and short
circuited with conducting plates at both ends as shown below.

(a) What are the electric and magnetic fields for the TEM modes? (10 points)
Hint: The electric and magnetic fields for the TEM wave in an infinitely long
coax, propagating along the positive z-direction take the form

(b) Let d = 10 cm. What is the lowest nonzero resonant frequency (which is
associated with the TEM1 mode)? (8 points)
(c) Plot the magnitude of the electric field and the magnitude of the magnetic
field as functions of z for the TEM2 mode. (7 points)

2. Consider a GaxIn1-xAs planar waveguide with a thickness d sandwiched between

two InP regions, as shown below.

(a) Find the maximum thickness dmax (in um) so that only the TE1 mode is
guided at = 1.65 um .(10 points)
If the thickness of the waveguide is d = 0.3 um, find the attenuation constant x in
the InP region, and the phase constant x in the waveguide. (15 points)

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Part III (50 points)
1. Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in a Plasma
(a) Please make a brief description of plasmas. (5 points)
(b) Assume the plasma to be made up solely of electrons and immobile ions, and the
motion of electrons under the influence of the wave electric and magnetic fields
constitute a current density, J=Neqev (where Ne is the steady density of electrons, qe is
the electron charge, v is the velocity phasor). From the time-harmonic Maxwells
equations and the equations of motion as below,

.
To derive H = jeff E, the effective dielectric permittivity,eff , given by

, and p is the plasma frequency. (10 points)

2. Frequency Response of Dielectric Materials
(a) A simplified equation of motion for the electron under the influence of the three
forces is given by

,
where me is the electron mass; qe is the electron charge; k is an elastic constant; is

a positive constant; ; .

If the displacement x is found as below

,
1/2
where 0=(k/me) , the characteristic angular frequency of the elastically bound
electron.
Assume Ne being the electron density (i.e. electrons per unit volume), to find the
polarization (i.e. the dipole moment per unit volume) and the relative complex
permittivity. (10 points)
(b) Sketch a qualitative curve to interpret the frequency behavior of the real and
imaginary parts of the permittivity. What does happen when the frequency
approaching the0 ? (5 points)

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3. The Half-Wavelength Dipole Antenna

(a) What is the half-wavelength dipole antenna ? (5points)
(b) Assume the dipole antenna having the current as below,

, where is 2/.

Under the far-zone field conditions, the contribution dEto the far-zone electric field
of each current element Idz along the antenna (see below chart) and the corresponding
far-zone magnetic field dH are given by the Hertzian dipole relationships as below,

.
To derive the electric field, E and magnetic field, H under the half-wavelength
dipole antenna conditions (see below chart) ? (15 points)